Balfour Beatty plc
Site Manager
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About The Role
Location: Cardiff Depot, Wales
Business Unit: Power Transmission & Distribution
Reporting to: Construction Manager / Project Manager
At Balfour Beatty Power T&D, we're helping to build and maintain the UK's critical energy infrastructure. Due to increased demand across our DNO Wales projects, we are looking for an experienced Site Manager to join our team based from our Cardiff Depot.
About The Role
As a Site Manager, you will be responsible for safely delivering construction activities on power infrastructure projects, ensuring works are completed to programme, budget, quality and safety requirements. You will provide leadership to site teams, subcontractors and suppliers while supporting the wider project delivery team in achieving key project objectives.
You will play a vital role in driving a positive safety culture, managing resources effectively, maintaining project records, and ensuring the successful delivery of works from planning through to commissioning and handover. The role includes managing site activities, promoting Zero Harm, coordinating resources, maintaining compliance and supporting project delivery.
What you'll be doing
- Lead and manage day-to-day site operations across DNO Wales projects.
- Ensure all works are delivered safely and in line with Balfour Beatty's Zero Harm culture.
- Manage site teams, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
- Monitor project progress and maintain accurate site records and reports.
- Lead site briefings, toolbox talks and safety initiatives.
- Review and implement RAMS and other site documentation.
- Coordinate labour, plant, materials and resources to ensure efficient delivery.
- Support the management of programme, quality and commercial performance.
- Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues and opportunities.
- Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project teams.
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Who we're looking for
Essential
- Experience managing construction or utility infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of safe systems of work and risk management.
- Experience leading site teams and subcontractors.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and solve problems effectively.
- Good understanding of project delivery and construction methodologies.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable
- Experience within Power Transmission & Distribution, utilities or energy infrastructure.
- Experience working on DNO projects.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications.
- CSCS and SSSTS (or equivalent) qualifications.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
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From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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